palestinians raised their hopes for a successful statehood bid at the u.n. despite firm opposition from the u.s. and israel which claimed the status upgrade won't improve life for the autonomy. unrelenting protests in egypt as christians and liberals boycott the vote on a new constitution fearing that document will only cement the president and the muslim brotherhood's grip on power. around nine feels the bailout hate with media and lawmakers blasting chancellor merkel for concealing the true cost of saving grace.

and i welcome you watching r.t. live from moscow now it's crunch time for palestinians eagerly anticipating a u.n. vote which may finally see them granted long sought after statehood the autonomy is hoping to be upgraded to the position of non member observer state hundreds of people flooded the streets of ramallah in support of the bid submitted by authorities in the west bank the palestinian leadership is optimistic about the outcome despite strong opposition from the u.s. and israel gaza based activist harry fear reports on why success at the u.n. is so important for palestinians. the end of the day we have in here in the middle east we have an israeli state and then we have a normal palestinian state or simply palestinian territories the palestinian people do not have rights like israelis do as a result of the state or. national entity and so this is a bid by mahmoud abbas to upgrade the status of the palestinian territories. to

try and move towards a recognition of the palestinian territories as palestine and here in gaza this has a lot of significance because the palestinian territories geographically noncontiguous we have the west bank and gaza in the west bank in particular associated with the power of mahmoud abbas and here in gaza particular associated with the power of hamas now recently of course we've had the two thousand and twelve gaza war seven eight day war with the state of israel and palestinian resistance groups including the resistance wing of hamas as part of the brigades used force against the state of israel in that armed conflict that is starkly different in terms of positioning with the state of israel in terms of engaging with the state of israel in comparison to mahmoud abbas who is seen in the western world as much more moderate in comparison to have mass presenting a more hardline position including armed resistance against the state of israel so

what we have here is a palestinian political dynamic as well if the western world and indeed the u.n. does not support this increase status for the palestinian people then what will almost certainly happen will be that mahmoud abbas is seen as even weaker of a palestinian national representative and hamas will be further strengthened to the dismay of israel and the united states well the journalist and columnist for the israeli hurts newspaper gideon levy claims israel has left palestinians much room for maneuver. if user says no to be brought in as it says yes to terror i mean that palestinians will continue to fight for their freedom and their don't waste two basic ways to do so once you will be brought to see and it was shared and that there were. israel says no to both big claim that this is one sided this that the palestinian you know it the way but the settlements are much more one sided

that even your verses building these. i mean. the spirit from locals because you asians he was ready to move your ship in service very logical ones like freezing the settlements is this a slow freezing the certain event so what worry is still good for him except of going to be international community and us there for a good wish israel should live supported and the united states for sure should support this a senior israeli foreign official says the state has lost europe support convinced the continent will either vote for the palestinians or abstain and one of the countries set to uphold it say it's jim and let's discuss this berlin's decision i would like to rein astin a m.p. and foreign policy spokesman for the free democratic party dr stan i thank you for

your time firstly jimmy says it supports the idea of a palestinian state how is abstaining today going to help be creation of that palestinian state. well we have to look after our ultimate political goal our ultimate political goal is definitely is two state solution and we are trying to make our decisions according to this ultimate political goal and i think everybody in the world knows that germany has a special relationship to israel everybody in the world knows the security of israel is of major concern to us and just having lived through a period of tremendous. bad events in israel and gaza we could see that is that that israel has a size of a job instead of has here has been attacked by war more than one thousand five hundred rockets we can understand security concerns that's why we have a special relationship and that's why we are very concerned about the upcoming

process with our decision to abstain this time we would make very clear that we support the ultimate goal of two state solution and that we would encourage everybody to come back to the negotiating table order to find a peaceful solution for both sides in order to have an israel its safe secure and safe borders and in order to have additional palestine state again safe in saved borders and hopefully prosperous more prosperous and then in the past well earlier germany was going to vote against the palestinians now you abstaining why the change of course exactly. well it has never been decided that germany would vote against it we have to coordinate already of course also was other european countries unfortunately again europe was not able to come to a common position germany worked very hard for it on the european level to come to a common european position for do this this did not materialize this time but i

think there is movement in it and was our abstention we would like to make very clear and i do hope this is understood both in israel as well as in palestine that germany is can be a trusted partner in order to help to come to a fruitful peaceful solution for the region whether germany is also a special very sensitive relationship with israel as you say but what role is that playing in your stance. but of course as i as i have the leverage that we have a special relationship with security concern is our concern also and so we have to be in close contact with our friends in israel but at the same time i say it loud and clear again and this is the position of our chancellor of our foreign minister of all german government under water we're going to start we want to see a two state solution with the palestine state in the region palestine state and save borders and palestine state that has the possibility of the chance to develop

its economy society and be beneficial for the palestinian people who deserve it after such a long time of suffering while the at the palestinians say all they want is a little more leverage in negotiations with israel that given israel's complete economic and military dominance i think i have a valid point. they have a point but that's that's has to be negotiated and it goes in table so i urge again to both the two parties to come back to the negotiating table because she added the problem is or the situation is that we know already all the elements of the potential solution you know what since years and decades the geneva initiative of two thousand and four has leverage had tediously all the elements of a potential solution and any potential solution will circle round these points this includes is the border between israel and palestine this includes the state of the root of them and this includes of course the status of the of the return of

refugees has all been laid down several times it's time now to come back to the negotiating table in order to find a peaceful solution for this region ok well that's what you're asking for but negotiations between israel and palestine palestine's have been going on for decades now you still have confidence in the. you know what i have some confidence in ed we we we we are very pleased about egypt's role in negotiating this this treaty or this is this outcome just last week about the. finalizing saw still a tease between the gaza strip and israel this could be a good starting point we hope that this will the next there will be to come to a permanent settlement and then he goes seriously can start in order to come to come into two state solution i think we have a chance now and egypt has played a very positive role and this is very good there is this is not only relying on

america europe to a lesser extent of course we know that america's the call to show up there by their regional players regional countries getting more involved in the solution of this regional problem this is a positive sign and we hope to follow ok great will talk to still a thank you for your thoughts there that was a doctor stan m.p. and foreign policy spokesman for the free democratic party. also coming up though israel has secured unwavering u.s. support when it comes to a palestinian conflict on other issues washington should say no. you're not going to be making decisions for us. later in the program or announced a spin it's a big but it is inskeep explains why the u.s. should establish boundaries in its relationship with israel. egypt's national assembly is expected to vote on a new constitution later on thursday hoping to appease tens of thousands of

protesters across the country rage has been maintaining for a week now after president morsi granted himself unchallenged powers although promising to abandon them once a new constitution and parliament are in place journalist peltry has the latest from cairo. when the constitution is drafted and goes through referendum president morsi wrote in his controversial constitution that gratian his extra powers he's assumed will and to this is after the referendum however the real issue the heart of this debate is the constitution itself and the way that it's being drafted the opposition forces really see the constituent assembly. body because at least a quarter of its members have staged a walkout including keep representatives from the church from liberal leftist forces for example so this constitution they really see has been drafted by president morsy supporters members of the muslim brotherhood and the other is the

most groups still left in the constituent assembly so i'm afraid this document will do nothing really than to increase the anger of the opposition forces who at the moment are staging an ongoing sit in in tahrir square we have a protest call today by opposition and pro morsi supporters which if we if they meet we expect to see quite a lot of clashes on the streets this is also already been very violent we've seen the death of at least one protester in these clashes between rival protesters as curses continue on the streets surrounding cairo we go now to my colleague tom barton who has more from the scene. we're still in the center of cairo where protesters have emerged from around the side of this building in a cycle of to and fro bucholz with stones and tear gas with the police the police just stood over there and they keep emerging and firing tear gas canisters back at the protesters the protesters all morning have been rocking cars and trying to pull

the doors off smashing windows throwing stones they've also been picking up the take last grenades of the police and throwing them back at the police some of the stones lining a bit closer now that the police come back and this has been going on for about two days now it's back and forth. battle last night they set fire to buildings and the police and the protesters dragging back casualties who have been without eyes were trying and choking on the take gas and wounds head injuries and other injuries from the flying stones all of this set off by muhammad mercy's declaration last week he is now good expected to make a television. a television address to the nation to try and explain why he took such unprecedented power as people in tough race where haven't seen such violent protests there more peaceful i'm not allowed to protest as well they want to send a message rescind this rescind this announcement rescind these powers you've given

yourself they're supporting largely the country's top judges who have been on strike and they the judges say that they will not allow this measure despite mohammed morsi trying to say he is trying to find a compromise it seems likely this will go on until the situation can be just fused . and still to come a syrian opposition group tells the west to back off. as is the key uses some nations for bringing more bloodshed to the country amid reports of children on the front line while the heart of europe commits itself to another foreign based opposition coalition. plus the hague tribunal for a second time equates a former cost of in general of killing and torturing service a decision slammed by belgrade as biased that's coming your way after a short break.

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welcome back chancellor angela merkel is being called to account in germany over why she signed off on seven hundred thirty million euros worth of concessions for greece a hefty bill that will be footed by german taxpayers artie's peter oliver is in berlin. opposition members of the social democrat party have. a center right coalition that's the start is not merely a rubber stamping service and if they want to push through this latest package they're going to have to prove to m.p.'s that it's in the best interest of germany what this latest package contains is a bond buyback scheme low interest rates only the debts that greece has as well as

the hunting over of profit from these debts what they say in chile means though is that for twenty thirteen germany is set to lose around seven hundred and thirty million euros to implementing these latest measures all of that of course not making great reading for chancellor merkel she said time and time again that the german taxpayer would not be hit financially by germany giving help to greece now they have to admit that that is going to happen and this is all happening on the basis that greece can pay some of it back by twenty sixteen where it should be back on its feet almost well considering the current state of the greek economy not an optimistic statement to make the opposition i mentioned the social democrats they're saying that any debate on debt restructuring for greece will have to wait until after the general election takes place here in germany so with the shadow of

the election starting to come into view and merkel essentially being politically embarrassed by having to go back on a promise she's made it's all stone to be a very interesting debate when german politicians discuss the latest financial aid package for greece. the hague tribunal for war crimes is acquitted cos of his former prime minister and to of his aides for a second time but it. was facing numerous charges of murder and torture of surge during the war in yugoslavia at the end of the one nine hundred ninety s. political analyst alexander public says the acquittal shows just how prejudiced the hague. tribunal were. really. going all over the united states were. never really mattered instead about what the wrong rules against a criminal were going to. be much be

a tribute. to make sure. you know already in all the war. and you know work. well. by what weapon and prevention military and diplomatic i think greater. men we're going to have a chance you are going to. get a lot bigger than the current crop would not have the right spot if you're at all or we are all. from i think one of the all of the debate about. a tribunal you know general human rights watch claims that syrian rebels have been sending children as young as fourteen to fight in their ranks that's after an opposition group lashed out it to saying it feels violence by allowing foreign mercenaries high to fight against the sad into the water country international

support with another rebel group the floor and based coalition after france britain and some other countries promised to help their struggle this is as a rand take steps to increase its part in mediating the syrian crisis but as artie's reports taking sides could be an obstacle. to pay for. the conflict in syria sees no end but iran and here regional power and indicated ally of syria is continuing and intensifying its efforts for a peaceful resolution to undermine their diplomatic mission to find north violent and to the civil war on its doorstep that had offered to host representatives from all sides of the fighting in syria at a closed door today gathering no to violence yes democracy took his request for nate to missiles to be deployed on its border with syria drew the scorn of iran's foreign ministry who said all that would do is aggravate tensions across the whole region and violence has actually already intensified following the latest

interventions from western and some arab diplomats when the syrian opposition formed the syrian national coalition as and see it quickly received recognition as legitimate voice of the people from the likes of britain and france which even backed its conviction by confirming it would send one of the help million dollars to get the new organization up and running none of which has done anything to stop the attacks in syria and loss of life the dividing lines inside syria are being played out and told wider by the international community and it's divided approach with russia and china promoting peaceful dialogue from the beginning other nations showery in the armed opposition in syria with guns cash and encouragement was no coordination the ordinary syrians caught up in the crossfire don't know where they stand apart from a hail of shells and bullets or if national t.v. reporting from iran. the crisis in syria is pressing for

a round there are other issues to worry about israel has long been threatening a military strike against iran's nuclear facilities and attack that analysts say could come as early as january but in this case israel shouldn't count on u.s. support according to their own statesman so big. speaking at a conference co-hosted by the national iranian american council. i don't think there is any implicit of the geisha of the united states. to follow like you know stupid mule whatever the israelis do if they decide to start a war simply on the assumption that will automatically be drawn into it i think it is the obligation of friendship to say well you're not going to be making national decisions for us. meanwhile policy director for the national iranian american council told us the u.s. could be drawn into a war with iran even if it wants to stay out. whether the us blindly backs israel

or follows yahoo into military conflict with iran i think that remains to be seen but i would say that the same policies that we've seen the pressure policies some of the lack of flexibility in being able to negotiate has been driven by the influence of hawkish pro israel lobbies in congress and here in washington and that . you know for the u.s. and frankly for israel that is not a policy that is. beneficial to their interests at the end of the day we're faced with either a diplomatic resolution to this standoff or we see the escalating pressure the escalating antagonism that cannot survive indefinitely that eventually is going to reach a tipping point and whether it's deliberate or it's accidental or we're going to end up in a war let's look at some other international news a series of blasts in shiite muslims killed at least thirty one people and injured

over one hundred into the city south of iraq's capital baghdad a car bomb exploded in karbala which is now flooded with pilgrims marking the anniversary of the death of him and his saying two bombs also went off in the predominantly shia muslim city of hillah this is the deadliest in a series of attacks on she is in ceremony started last sunday no group has yet claimed responsibility. anger is growing in the u.k. ahead of the results of a wide reaching report into the country's media standards which could greenlight the tightening of press regulations the document follows a year long inquiry into a phone hacking scandal against the former tabloid paper the news of the world which led to accusations against high ranking politicians police and the. analysts the report is expected to include recommendations for reform in the press. next couple kind types this study looks at just how strong the crisis back to dollar status.

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or growth of here's one or two. good afternoon welcome to capital account i'm laurin the star here in washington d.c. these are headlines for wednesday november twenty eighth two thousand and twelve it's been more than a decade since argentina defaulted on its debt but the saga continues with creditors to this day a new york court ruling just last week came down pretty hard for the country according to the financial times and could benefit creditors like vulture funds in general but what influenced the economic development of latin american countries like argentina more broadly versus say their neighbors to the north james robert

robinson author of why nations fail is here to discuss and here in the u.s. president barack obama reportedly speaks with corporate c.e.o.'s from firms like caterpillar and goldman sachs about fiscal cliff solutions here's what he said to the public. and i'll go anywhere and i'll do whatever it takes to get this done it's too important for washington to screw this up. but it's washington and really once again the nation's economic fate may be held hostage by negotiations at the highest levels of government where this is patently we'll talk about it plus manufacturing is slowing and businesses are worried about the fiscal cliff that's according to the fed's beige book out today what is the beige book anyway and who cares we'll tell you why it matters and word of the day let's get to today's capital account.